About Me...

I am a wife and mother of three kiddos, ages 23, 19, and 12. My husband is the love of my life, and we have been married for 26 years. We love the Lord and purpose to put Him at the center of our home and lives. We are a very active family who loves camping, vacationing, playing with our horses, and our Mustangs. We are very active in our church and enjoy serving with our church family. Health and fitness have been a part of our lives for many years. All three of our kiddos were born via c-section, so needless to say, my stomach has not been the same since my muscles were cut through...UNTIL I began doing my Beachbody workouts. I have been using their products for years, and my results have been amazing. I cannot say enough about the results that can be achieved if you are consistent with the workouts every day.

"What is easy to do is also easy not to do." To do or not to do is the question? Every day I make the choice to press play and complete my workout. I feel full of energy and a sense of accomplishment when my workout is done for the day. I am excited to be on this journey of fitness and hope to bring you along with me. I look forward to seeing all of your fitness, wellness, and life dreams come true. Join me in the journey!

I would love to coach you to your weight loss and fitness goals and help you transform your life! You just have to say, "YES!"

My Transformation:

I have always had an interest in my fitness, and have been going to the gym for many years either to walk or to take a class. The gym that we were members at was about 35 minutes from home so we would only go 1-2 times per week. I knew I should be working out more consistently than that so I began using Beachbody products to have daily workouts. There were so many to choose from and something was always coming out that I enjoyed...10 Minute Trainer, Hip Hop Abs, Brazil Butt Lift, Body Beast, T25, to 21 Day Fix. Each program proved to be challenging for me and allowed me to see results. The key to getting results was ME! I knew that I had to be consistent every day. I was tired of having a muffin top from my three c-sections. My daughter used to ask me why my stomach looked "that way"... the roll at the top of my scar. "Silly girl, it is because of you!" Well, enough was enough, I decided that I was going to work hard to get rid of my tummy. My results are below so you can see that our programs work if you work them...

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After

You can achieve your goals as well. If you are needing to lose weight or just want to tighten and tone, our programs will work for you. We have challenge groups in place to assist you with your fitness & wellness goals. If you are not sure what challenge groups are or how they work, that is ok. ...... Just go to https://www.facebook.com/kristicarringtonfitforlife or email me for more information at fitforlifebeachbody@yahoo.com. I am here to help you!

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Fitness Tip - Eight Reasons Why the Leg Day Struggle is Real!

Most people have a love-hate relationship with leg day, and for good reason: It’s not easy to work the largest muscle group in your body. But Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t become the Terminator by passing on squats and Dwayne Johnson didn’t become “The Rock” by focusing only on his upper half. They paid the iron price to build legs that wow. If you want a strong, sexy (balanced) body, you have to follow their lead. Here are eight reasons why the leg day struggle is real, and why you’ll always come back for more.

1. There’s always someone trying to one-up you.

Everyone is looking your way. You think it’s because of all the weight you’re putting up, and you feel unstoppable. Then you look to your side and see someone like this overachieving hoverboard rider. Let him show off. You’ll be enjoying quads with a perfect “teardrop” while’s he’s nursing an injury and feeling like a bonehead.

2. Lunges are one of the toughest moves ever.

This move is going to make you work! Forward, backward, stationary, walking, you name it, lunges will have your legs begging for mercy. Sagi “The Beast” Kalev always includes plenty of lunges in his leg day workouts. If you think lunges aren’t tough, you’re probably doing them wrong. (They shouldn’t bother your knees, but with proper form you will feel the burn in your quads.)

3. You’ll drip with sweat.

While you usually associate sweat and high-intensity cardio, you’ll want to make sure you’re hydrated going into a leg day workout, too (and keep a water bottled filled with Beachbody Performance Hydrate nearby!). After those aforementioned lunges, step-ups, or sumo squats, you’ll be sweating like you can’t even imagine. Embrace it, because that’s just your body telling you it’s working. And boy, are you working.

4. Post-workout starvation is often a side effect.

After you kill your workout be prepared to get hangry. While you might be dreaming of pizza after a calorie-torching leg day routine, your muscles will thank you so much more if you opt for protein instead, like chocolate Beachbody Performance Recover, which not only fuels muscle growth, but can also help reduce soreness. Speaking of which…

5. When you push it too hard, you pay the price.

There’s a moment when you’re sitting in bed the morning after a tough leg workout and you think, “No big deal, my legs feel great!” Then you get up to go to the bathroom and your muscles feel like they’re on fire. But hey, you totally blew away your old squat record yesterday!

7. Even sitting down is hard.

Forget the stairs. Even just the thought of having to stand up and sit back down makes you just want to roll over and play dead. Looks like you’ll just be glued to your desk all day. Who needs to be able to move, anyway?

8. Just when your legs are finally starting to feel normal, leg day rolls around again.